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with the u.s. saying whether it was going to have this hijacked or not, whether it's hijacked or not, one thing that is, i think, irreversible is that there is going to be a free press in all these countries. that is irreversible. and that... whatever the government says, that free press is going to demand a better implementation of agreement between israel and the arab countries. i understand that israel is buying egyptian guards cheaper than the egyptian consumer and 40% cheaper than the jordanians. i don't think the egyptians would like to... >> rose: well, there have also been stories that people in gaza were paying a lot more for things that came from israel than the people of israel were paying for them. >> well, that's inside israel, inside the occupation. but the egyptians are going to say how come we sell our goods to a neighbor-- no matter how friendly they are-- than to another neighbor, jordan, or to ourselves. that's very difficult to justify. >> would you speculate that it's more like
with the u.s. saying whether it was going to have this hijacked or not, whether it's hijacked or not, one thing that is, i think, irreversible is that there is going to be a free press in all these countries. that is irreversible. and that... whatever the government says, that free press is going to demand a better implementation of agreement between israel and the arab countries. i understand that israel is buying egyptian guards cheaper than the egyptian consumer and 40% cheaper than the...
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the exact u.s. role remained unclear, but the president made clear it would not include ground troops. several american warships were already in the area, including an amphibious assault ship, plus 400 u.s. marines and dozens of helicopters. >> brown: images coming out of libya today illustrated the conflicting claims of what was going on inside the country. jonathan miller of independent television news reports from tripoli. >> reporter: benghazi's wild celebrations, fireworks, flares, the old tricolor flag, gunfire, cheering and chanting went on all night and into the new day. it's not deliverance, but for the besieged city, international protection is the next best thing. 3:00 p.m. local time, and in tripoli, a grim-faced musa kusa, former head of intelligence turned foreign minister, made a terse statement. >> ( translated ): therefore, libya has decided an immediate cease-fire... >> reporter: he called for dialogue. the resolution, he said, was a violation of libyan sovereignty, and said it was
the exact u.s. role remained unclear, but the president made clear it would not include ground troops. several american warships were already in the area, including an amphibious assault ship, plus 400 u.s. marines and dozens of helicopters. >> brown: images coming out of libya today illustrated the conflicting claims of what was going on inside the country. jonathan miller of independent television news reports from tripoli. >> reporter: benghazi's wild celebrations, fireworks,...
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in his book, he offers a speeding critique and says the u.s. military should not be in the business of nation-building. his new book is called "the wrong war." our conversation with bing west coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is happy to help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: as i mentioned at the top, the war in afghanistan is in its 10th year, making it the longest in u.s. history. among those who question u.s. currency and policy for years now is bing west. his new book on the subject is called "the wrong war." in writing about the book in the new york times, a
in his book, he offers a speeding critique and says the u.s. military should not be in the business of nation-building. his new book is called "the wrong war." our conversation with bing west coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer,...
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manning on base inl iraqbaseama in the u.s. -- many on base in iraq, the other in the u.s. >> it took the information to military authorities because i had become convinced that i was dealing with the real thing. as a result of statements that bradley manning had made to me that i had authenticated with a former special agent in army counterintelligence. >> let's just say someone i know intimately will has been penetrating u.s. classified networks, mining data like the ones described, and has been transferring the data from the grass by networks over the air get on to a commercial network computer, sorting the data, compressing it, including it, and of loading it to a crazy aussie who cannot seem to stay in one country very long. crazy white haired dude equals julian assange. >> i believe that to be for the good of the many rather than the good of bradley manning. >> do you have regrets? >> i certainly do have regrets. i regret that bradley manning came to me after having leaked material. i regret that he is sitting in a cell while julian assange is free. >> by the time the revelation
manning on base inl iraqbaseama in the u.s. -- many on base in iraq, the other in the u.s. >> it took the information to military authorities because i had become convinced that i was dealing with the real thing. as a result of statements that bradley manning had made to me that i had authenticated with a former special agent in army counterintelligence. >> let's just say someone i know intimately will has been penetrating u.s. classified networks, mining data like the ones...
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the u.s. by about two/10 to 3/10 of a percent so right now 10, 15 dollars in the last couple of months we're looking at growth maybe instead of 3.2 or 3.3, only 3%. but if it goes to 150, say, that's a whole different story or even higher. then i think we have reason to worry. >> so summing up, is it too soon to call it a turning point. how would you characterize it. >> i would say certainly the job situation is a turning point. i think we have seen this recovery now spread to the jobs market. there is this sort of cloud, thunder cloud on the horizon but if all goes well, and in fact some of the turmoil in the middle east sort of settles down, oil prices will come down and that particular source of risk, if you will, to the u.s. economy will dissipate. >> and lisa lynch what do you see, how would you characterize it and how many, if you get about 200,000 jobs this month, how many do we need and how long do we need to sustain it before you say okay, now it's real. >> so 200,000 jobs a month, if
the u.s. by about two/10 to 3/10 of a percent so right now 10, 15 dollars in the last couple of months we're looking at growth maybe instead of 3.2 or 3.3, only 3%. but if it goes to 150, say, that's a whole different story or even higher. then i think we have reason to worry. >> so summing up, is it too soon to call it a turning point. how would you characterize it. >> i would say certainly the job situation is a turning point. i think we have seen this recovery now spread to the...
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. >> i have approved the use of u.s. military aircraft to help move egyptians who have fled to the tunisian border to get back home to egypt. >> still the keep coming out of libya. 200,000 have crossed into egypt and niger. we follow one group who got lucky. welcome to th"bbc world news". coming up later. the egyptian prime minister has resigned. agents ruling military council has appointed a former transport minister. britain opens of classified papers to reveal extra terrestrial goings on. two forces loyal to colonel gaddafi are clashing. there have been fresh attacks on the airport. in the more than two weeks since the start of the uprising, the u.n. estimates up to 1000 people may have been killed. the international criminal court has announced an investigation into allegations of crimes against humanity committed by colonel gaddafi and his inner circle. our first report is from john simpson. from eastern libya. after yesterday's victorious battle, the rebel volunteers flocked into the the the city who were -- and we
. >> i have approved the use of u.s. military aircraft to help move egyptians who have fled to the tunisian border to get back home to egypt. >> still the keep coming out of libya. 200,000 have crossed into egypt and niger. we follow one group who got lucky. welcome to th"bbc world news". coming up later. the egyptian prime minister has resigned. agents ruling military council has appointed a former transport minister. britain opens of classified papers to reveal extra...
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does that leave the u.s. and a good position or bad position? >> i think it is in a good position in that it puts us ready to move in different ways in very different environments. syria is not egypt, is not libya, its relationships in the immediate region, its assertion, all of these are issues that have to be weighed carefully when we assess diplomacy towards syria. >> thank you for your was in sight. >> thank you. >>> there have been more anti- government demonstrations in several major cities, this time around yemen. hundreds of thousands turned out, accusing the government of complicity in an explosion at an ammunitions factory on monday that left 150 people dead. >>> in the ivory coast, forces loyal to the internationally recognized president have captured at cities ivory coast main city. it remains largely in the hands of laurent gbagbo, who has refused to step down. >>> former u.s. president jimmy carter has visited alan gross, who was imprisoned and earlier this month for illegally providing internet access to cuban citizens. mr. carter
does that leave the u.s. and a good position or bad position? >> i think it is in a good position in that it puts us ready to move in different ways in very different environments. syria is not egypt, is not libya, its relationships in the immediate region, its assertion, all of these are issues that have to be weighed carefully when we assess diplomacy towards syria. >> thank you for your was in sight. >> thank you. >>> there have been more anti- government...
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the u.s. stepped up their military campaign overnight firing more than 20 tomahawk cruise missiles at a weapons site at a storage facility in tripoli. >> for two days they've race -- they've raced back and forth. organized and supplies, their gains have proved agile while air strikes gave them confidence. their poeten as i is there even though they have lack of weapons. >> it's fair to say if we wanted to get weapons in libya, we probably could. we are looking at all our options at this point. >> in london a cavel kade of more than 40 countries met and planned what a post gaddafi libya might look like. some wondered if gaddafi could be persuaded into exile. but they are looking at upholding the resolution. >> the arms embargo applies to the whole of libya, though they might allow equipment to be given to people purely to defend themselves in a limited way. but we have not taken decision to do that. >> as gaddafi supporters celebrated yesterday's advances, this conflict is looking more finely b
the u.s. stepped up their military campaign overnight firing more than 20 tomahawk cruise missiles at a weapons site at a storage facility in tripoli. >> for two days they've race -- they've raced back and forth. organized and supplies, their gains have proved agile while air strikes gave them confidence. their poeten as i is there even though they have lack of weapons. >> it's fair to say if we wanted to get weapons in libya, we probably could. we are looking at all our options at...
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the u.s. military hit libya today with a dozen more cruise missiles. it was the latest wave of attacks that began saturday night. the goal was to impose a no-fly zone and stop moammar qaddafi's forces from attacking civilians. in chile, president obama said the coalition acted to uphold a core principle. >> when the entire international community almost unanimously says that there is a potential humanitarian crisis about to take place, that a leader who has lost his legitimacy decides to turn his military on his own people, that we can't simply stand by with empty words. >> ifill: the president said the u.s. would turn over leadership of the operation to allied nations within days. the u.s. military also said qaddafi's ability to control his forces has already been sharply reduced. we have the first of two reports on the situation inside libya from independent television news, beginning with jonathan miller in tripoli. reporter: 2100 hours last night. more than 10 british warplanes prepare for
the u.s. military hit libya today with a dozen more cruise missiles. it was the latest wave of attacks that began saturday night. the goal was to impose a no-fly zone and stop moammar qaddafi's forces from attacking civilians. in chile, president obama said the coalition acted to uphold a core principle. >> when the entire international community almost unanimously says that there is a potential humanitarian crisis about to take place, that a leader who has lost his legitimacy decides to...
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and the u.s. supreme court heard arguments on allowing a huge class action lawsuit against wal-mart over charges of sex discrimination. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more from miles about his visit to chernobyl. that's on the rundown. today's morning line has analysis from our political team on president obama's speech about libya. plus, we talked to correspondent lowell bergman about the money behind basketball's march madness. that's one of three stories on tonight's "frontline." also on the broadcast, more from martin smith's profile of wikileaks suspect private bradley manning, and a portrait of a chinese artist pushing the boundaries of freedom. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll update the ongoing crises in japan and libya, and remember the attempted assassination of president ronald reagan, exactly 30 years ago. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifi
and the u.s. supreme court heard arguments on allowing a huge class action lawsuit against wal-mart over charges of sex discrimination. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more from miles about his visit to chernobyl. that's on the rundown. today's morning line has analysis from our political team on president obama's speech about libya. plus, we talked to correspondent lowell bergman about the money behind basketball's march madness....
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there is just no way. >> 48 state, 42 u.s. citizens -- senators, veterans groups side with albert snyder to protect your laurels from the felt family is psychological terrorism but a lot of news organizations side with the other side, setting the first member protection at the absolute. a justice alito argued the phelps' or engage in the use of fighting words that are not protected. >> first of all, it is not a suicide pact. so there are some limits on it. it is not absolute. you cannot scream fire in a crowded theater. but the limits of restricting speech are pretty far out there. it has to be something really outrageous for the courts to move. remember when the nazi's or margin -- the more people burned the american flag? >> the courts have a well established that the limits are way out there in what is permissible. you have to do something really outrageous and dangerous. >> it is a case like this and that makes you want to recommend extra-legal remedies -- we used to call that a possee or some bank. not recommending it but
there is just no way. >> 48 state, 42 u.s. citizens -- senators, veterans groups side with albert snyder to protect your laurels from the felt family is psychological terrorism but a lot of news organizations side with the other side, setting the first member protection at the absolute. a justice alito argued the phelps' or engage in the use of fighting words that are not protected. >> first of all, it is not a suicide pact. so there are some limits on it. it is not absolute. you...
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also the cost will come down for the u.s. as more nato airplanes takeover the air mission of controlling the no fly zone. >> tom: now that nato is in command, not just the u.s. how much further down do you think the cost estimate will come down from the average of 4-million so far. >> just the basic cost of patrolling the no-fly zone, i would estimate given the size of the no-fly zone we are talking about, it is probably around 50 million per week. >> tom: okay. >> the cost, and if nato is take over a substantial portion of that, our costs could be as low as 20 million per week. >> tom: is that personnel or mostly equipment? >> it's mostly the operating expense of the aircraft involved and some of the moonician-- munitions that would be involved from time to time. >> tom: todd, a want to look at how this operation costs compare to the continuation of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, by your estimates iraq costs about $800 million per week, afghanistan costing an average of over $2 billion per week. but these libya costs as y
also the cost will come down for the u.s. as more nato airplanes takeover the air mission of controlling the no fly zone. >> tom: now that nato is in command, not just the u.s. how much further down do you think the cost estimate will come down from the average of 4-million so far. >> just the basic cost of patrolling the no-fly zone, i would estimate given the size of the no-fly zone we are talking about, it is probably around 50 million per week. >> tom: okay. >> the...
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he remains the only u.s. president, former or setting, to had visited since the 1959 communist revolution. it is being described as private, but it is thinking they will discuss the case of discussing illegal internet access to cubans. the head of the football world governing body, fifa, thinks that brazil will not be ready to host the world cup in time. preparations need to be speeded up. brazilian officials were acting as if it was the day after tomorrow. it was, as he put it, already tomorrow. every year, 1 million women worldwide get breast cancer. metal experts say tonight they could reduce that number if the women with particularly high risk of contracting the disease were given cancer drugs before they even develop it. giving medicine as a preventative measure could reduce the chance of getting breast cancer in the first place. our medical correspondent has the details. >> these are breast cancer cells magnified. one in the eight women in britain will develop the disease and it kills 12,000 people ever
he remains the only u.s. president, former or setting, to had visited since the 1959 communist revolution. it is being described as private, but it is thinking they will discuss the case of discussing illegal internet access to cubans. the head of the football world governing body, fifa, thinks that brazil will not be ready to host the world cup in time. preparations need to be speeded up. brazilian officials were acting as if it was the day after tomorrow. it was, as he put it, already...
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two u.s. airmen on a bus in frankfurt. hello. it was the day that gaddafi loyalists seemed to be fighting back against the libyan uprisings in earnest, but now, the libyan leader's opponents look to be back in control. they bit off an attack by the libyan army unit with vastly superior weaponry, but at one point, they did have the upper hand. medics say at least 14 people died in the fighting. "bbc world news" editor reports from nearby. >> news on the attack reached us in the early morning. defenders started preparing for the possibility that colonel gaddafi's forces would roll straight on and try to capture this place. they were excited and nervous. defenders here have a few ancient russian tanks which they rolled out. older and less effective than the tanks the gaddafi forces are apparently using. many of the volunteers here are deserters from colonel gaddafi's army. their position could be particularly dangerous. but the mood is defiant. >> we have decided there is only one way for us to g
two u.s. airmen on a bus in frankfurt. hello. it was the day that gaddafi loyalists seemed to be fighting back against the libyan uprisings in earnest, but now, the libyan leader's opponents look to be back in control. they bit off an attack by the libyan army unit with vastly superior weaponry, but at one point, they did have the upper hand. medics say at least 14 people died in the fighting. "bbc world news" editor reports from nearby. >> news on the attack reached us in the...
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gwen: but what can the u.s. do to make it happen? sanctions, navy ships, no-fly zone, all being debated but the bloodshed continues. at home there's no blood but it's a standoff all the same. >> the best way to govern is quit spending more money than we take in. >> we need to cut spending. >> we also believe those cuts must be smart and targeted. gwen: congress gets a two-week reprieve to approve a budget but the underlying fight is far from over. and at the supreme court, a near-unanimous vote that flies in the face of public opinion. >> my first thought was eight justices don't have the common sense god gave a goat. gwen: testing the limits of free speech. covering the week, james kitfield of national journal, john harwood of cnbc and "the new york times," and joan biskupic of "usa today." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill, produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided
gwen: but what can the u.s. do to make it happen? sanctions, navy ships, no-fly zone, all being debated but the bloodshed continues. at home there's no blood but it's a standoff all the same. >> the best way to govern is quit spending more money than we take in. >> we need to cut spending. >> we also believe those cuts must be smart and targeted. gwen: congress gets a two-week reprieve to approve a budget but the underlying fight is far from over. and at the supreme court, a...
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so is a turkey. >> professor, thank you. >> a u.s. congressman has begun hearings the capitol hill to the extent of radicalization among american muslims. congressman peter king believes during american citizens to commit a tax is part of al qaeda's strategy. he encourages what is called moderate leadership of his critics say he is presiding over a witch hunt. life for america's muslim changed dramatically after the events of 9/11. from the debris rose a climate of fear. this critical voices grew when plans to build an islamic center in moscow close to ground zero were announced. angry demonstrators felt it in seoul that the memories of those who died in the twin towers -- those angry demonstrators felt it insulted the memories of those who died in the twin towers. but the group says the lack of tolerance will isolate them within american society. the debate moved away from ground zero and not to capitol hill. the new york congressman peter king, a republican and chairman of the homeland security committee, has initiated hearings on r
so is a turkey. >> professor, thank you. >> a u.s. congressman has begun hearings the capitol hill to the extent of radicalization among american muslims. congressman peter king believes during american citizens to commit a tax is part of al qaeda's strategy. he encourages what is called moderate leadership of his critics say he is presiding over a witch hunt. life for america's muslim changed dramatically after the events of 9/11. from the debris rose a climate of fear. this...
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the u.s. to come back in because you guys have more money, you have more of this weaponry and pleaps sitting there already paid for. that's probably where the biggest crunch will come. gwen: we'll be watching for all of this. i get the feeling we'll be talking about libya and syria and yemen for the next several weeks. thank you all very much. the conversation ends here, but it continues online. check out the "washington week" webcast extra for more. really good stuff. you can find us at pbs.org. and keep up with daily developments over at the pbs "newshour," on air and online. well see you right here, around the table, next week on "washington week." good night. gwen: down load our weekly podcast and take us with you. it's the "washington week" podcast at "washington week" online at pbs.org. >> funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to m
the u.s. to come back in because you guys have more money, you have more of this weaponry and pleaps sitting there already paid for. that's probably where the biggest crunch will come. gwen: we'll be watching for all of this. i get the feeling we'll be talking about libya and syria and yemen for the next several weeks. thank you all very much. the conversation ends here, but it continues online. check out the "washington week" webcast extra for more. really good stuff. you can find us...
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at the time, the u.s. was mired in two wars, and as it would have it, the u.s. is engaged in another muslim country. before we go into the conversation of diplomacy, i begin by noting one of his well-worn trademarks, a pin- striped suit. i went up and step up my game, got me a nice pin-striped suit, because i knew you would have to do it. i do not care what george shultz says. all right. seriously though, i wanted to have you on, because as i was saying before we went on the air, you have such a wealth of information, a wealth of knowledge to share about diplomacy, and i wanted to have you on because that seems to be a word that has been forgotten in washington these days, and i thought we could sit for a few days and talk about diplomacy. that is it. thank you for accepting my invitation. let me start with asking you whether or not you agree with that. what it means to engage in diplomacy. >> yes, the last several years, our sense of superiority, even arrogance, has caused us to think we do not even need to engage the countries that our adversaries, and i think
at the time, the u.s. was mired in two wars, and as it would have it, the u.s. is engaged in another muslim country. before we go into the conversation of diplomacy, i begin by noting one of his well-worn trademarks, a pin- striped suit. i went up and step up my game, got me a nice pin-striped suit, because i knew you would have to do it. i do not care what george shultz says. all right. seriously though, i wanted to have you on, because as i was saying before we went on the air, you have such...
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the u.s. as a separate -- i don't know if they used the word "objective," but it is clear that he has to go. our national interest is that he go, because as evan said, if he doesn't, we will have problems at home, we will have lost. the problem is that obama has hitched himself to the un, this multilateralism, so that we are constrained to go for what the u.n. and the international community wants, which is much, much less than what the u.s. wants and needs. >> what if gaddafi doesn't go? peggy noonan, writing in "the wall street journal" this week, "what are we for? two of the fort was a glow wjla.co -- who are we 4?" >> lets it get back to the objective of getting rid of gaddafi. setting out to kill him or defeat them -- you could say we have an axis of evil in the countries. you didn't go-- to war against korea because of the axis of evil. or when reagan talks about the evil empire, clearly an enemy. we did not go to war -- >> but this is different. if you go to kill the king, you have to k
the u.s. as a separate -- i don't know if they used the word "objective," but it is clear that he has to go. our national interest is that he go, because as evan said, if he doesn't, we will have problems at home, we will have lost. the problem is that obama has hitched himself to the un, this multilateralism, so that we are constrained to go for what the u.n. and the international community wants, which is much, much less than what the u.s. wants and needs. >> what if gaddafi...
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the u.s. is making it increasingly clear that having been in the lead of the libyan mission, it wants to step back now. the latest reports from the rebel-held town talk of pro gaddafi snipers filing at the hospital. -- firing at the hospital. >> please, please bomb his forces until they stop. i have to be impartial because i am a medical person, but five, six consecutive days that have been killing with tanks and artillery, bombing us. please stop him. >> other residents say they have attacked their base. the rebels remain for now force of on certain potential, but it is clear the situation is increasingly turning into a test of the coalition possibility to influence events on the ground. -- the coalition's ability to influence events on the ground. >> with me now it is ben brown. there has been much activity around you today? >> the rebels are still trying to push west, about an hour-and- a-half from here, trying to take advantage of the coalition air strikes and military action which they ar
the u.s. is making it increasingly clear that having been in the lead of the libyan mission, it wants to step back now. the latest reports from the rebel-held town talk of pro gaddafi snipers filing at the hospital. -- firing at the hospital. >> please, please bomb his forces until they stop. i have to be impartial because i am a medical person, but five, six consecutive days that have been killing with tanks and artillery, bombing us. please stop him. >> other residents say they...
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he is in custody at the u.s. marine brig in quantico virginia where he is confined to his cell 23 hours a day under what's called a prevention of injury watch. last week, there was a change in his imprisonment-- manning was stripped of his clothing at night. manning's attorney, david coombs, has reported the brigs action followed his clients complaint that the so-called prevention of injury restrictions on him were absurd. bradley said if he wanted to harm himself he could do so with the elastic waistband of his underwear. in an exclusive "frontline" interview this week with correspondent martin smith, bradley manning's father, brian manning, talked for the first time about his son's incarceration. >> reporter: you decided that you wanted to sit down and talk today because you want to complain, publicly about the conditions of his imprisonment. >> yes. >> reporter: and those conditions are? >> well, he's being-- his clothing is being taken away from him, and he's being humiliated by having to stand at attention i
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he didn't make the mistake that the u.s. made in iraq. he didn't dismantle the military completely. >> rose: he dismantled the leadership. >> and brought in a new cadre of officers. and then he did something else. gradually he built a parallel military called the islamic revolutionary guard corps, the i.r.g.c. and with every passing year he strengthened them to the dret remit of the military. so we now have two military, one that is significant. >> so tell me your picture of iran today. i mean khamenei is the supreme leader. >> khamenei is the supreme leader. i think his space of power is essentially the i.r.g.c., the revolutionary guards. >> rose: and they're more loyal to him than they are to ahmadinejad or anyone else? >> they are more loyal to themselves, i think, right now because... >> rose: they're the power center. >> they're the power center. they've become an economic juggernaut. >> rose: they own things. >> they own about half the country. literally about half of the economy. >> rose: so therefore, it is argued, that sanctions
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u.s. soldier accused of passing along confidential information to wikileaks. hello. libyan air force jets have launched fresh attacks in the north of the country. a spokesman for anti-government forces say the planes bombed the airports as well as rebel forces. the oil town has been a focus of the fighting. rebels fending off on air and land attack on wednesday. meanwhile tens of thousands of people are still trying to get out of the area. many on the border of tunisia. >> many on the outskirts of the town. anti-aircraft guns are their defense against gaddafi's forces. the rebels work through the night to consolidate their defenses. they say they are determined to hold their grounds that home to a military arms place that's already been targeted. >> i cannot call him colonel anymore after these days. he is now gaddafi the destroyer. this man says with god's help we will defeat our friend muammar gaddafi. along the coast the hospital, the town that was a scene of fierce fighting on wednesda
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if the u.s. becomes involved it will bear some responsibility, rightly or wrongly for what follows and if it does not it will be a situation like egypt where it will be up to the egyptians work out and that's what makes everybody in the government so nervous. there are happy outcomes of this and north korea and philippines and iran. a place where a revolution began in 1979 that many thought would be turn out to be a more democratic kind of government and for the first year looked like something we could work with and the last 30 -- >> david, wouldn't it be the case though if the united states failed to intervene and terrible things happen and qaddafi in some way survived that we would bear responsibility for that outcome also? when you're the united states of america, you bear responsibility abroad for regardless of what you do because of the enormous power we have to affect situations. i don't think that -- whatever we do our failure to have act order having acted wrongly will make us a part of
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a us think it has a lot of implications for u.s. policy on syria because until now, the obama administration has spent tremendous time trying to get israel and syria into talks, and this speech today, by relying so much on the israeli conspiracy, he, obviously, feels he has quite a bit of legitimacy with his people in that regard. so how in the world are we going to get a man who just gave that speech into peace talks with israel any time soon with the united states, who he included this that conspiracy, is a good guess. it's a good question. >> simon: do you have the impression that the israelis would rather see him succeed? i mean, the border with syria has been quiet now since 1973. >> it's-- that's true. it has been the quietest border, and i think they are-- there's an argument that better the devil you know. but their objective, like that of the united states, is to break the resistance axis-- iran syria, and hezbollah. so far we've talked about pursuing a peace treaty between israel and syria to achieve that. and that would b
a us think it has a lot of implications for u.s. policy on syria because until now, the obama administration has spent tremendous time trying to get israel and syria into talks, and this speech today, by relying so much on the israeli conspiracy, he, obviously, feels he has quite a bit of legitimacy with his people in that regard. so how in the world are we going to get a man who just gave that speech into peace talks with israel any time soon with the united states, who he included this that...
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so this period has given the u.s. and other key powers a chance to make contact, clandestinely, get to know people, sometimes overtly as in hillary clinton's meeting with gentleman ja brill, head of the interim committee during her last trip. so getting to know them and then the idea is, create structures that allow them gradually to build something like a normal government, which libya has not had arguably ever, and so, again, that is going to take time and they want time. >> david, i had one, your intelligence sources are far better than mine but i had one tell me there is no question this guy still has mustard gas despite what he says. >> he has scary weapons and scary people and this is a regime that knows how to use terrorism, you can't forget, they were specifically blamed for the lockerbie bombing and they have used terrorists in many ways and they have people and resources and that is in the backs of the minds of all of the people in the white house, and the cia. >> the president has drawn one very bright line
so this period has given the u.s. and other key powers a chance to make contact, clandestinely, get to know people, sometimes overtly as in hillary clinton's meeting with gentleman ja brill, head of the interim committee during her last trip. so getting to know them and then the idea is, create structures that allow them gradually to build something like a normal government, which libya has not had arguably ever, and so, again, that is going to take time and they want time. >> david, i...
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interest and u.s. involvement, we are now facing the difficult conund runs of a series of cases that are going to put different interests in balance. >> difficult, yes, but i think what the administration makes a mistake if it thinks of libya as a case in itself, or compares libya as the secretary did earlier today, to some places in africa, although those cases are important. here we have-- each have a regional perspective. this region is uniquely a source of security problems for the word and for us. andible that the moment of opportunity for the transformation of this region has been made available, and if this moment is allowed to pass, if qaddafi wins and crushes the opposition, i think it will encourage other it authoritarian leaders in the region, as we see in bahrain already, to be tough. and i think the consequences of that for our interests, for the long term, will be significant. >> rose: let's assume you were the national security advisor to the president and he came in ask said, do i have
interest and u.s. involvement, we are now facing the difficult conund runs of a series of cases that are going to put different interests in balance. >> difficult, yes, but i think what the administration makes a mistake if it thinks of libya as a case in itself, or compares libya as the secretary did earlier today, to some places in africa, although those cases are important. here we have-- each have a regional perspective. this region is uniquely a source of security problems for the...
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the u.s. open in 2002. he won the final against agassi. they were back together there. >> is this for charity or money? >> charity, interesting i think it is just for charity. exhibition match. the fans loved it. >> thank you. you are watching bbc world news. still to come jane russell a hollywood star has died. >> more than 5,000 people have been left homeless by the landslide that swept through the boliv bolivian capital. the president has promised new housing. >> two days since the landslide that swept away the area and still the weaken ed properties that remain are collapsing. in this part of lapaz infrastructure has been totally destroyed. the roads now lead nowhere and everywhere people have lost almost everything. juanita has lived here for years with her family making ends meet by selling rice and cookies from a small kiosk. like everything else, that is now in ruins. >> the entire area has disappeared. so many people have only the shirts on their back. i had a small business. it was m
the u.s. open in 2002. he won the final against agassi. they were back together there. >> is this for charity or money? >> charity, interesting i think it is just for charity. exhibition match. the fans loved it. >> thank you. you are watching bbc world news. still to come jane russell a hollywood star has died. >> more than 5,000 people have been left homeless by the landslide that swept through the boliv bolivian capital. the president has promised new housing....
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but the u.s. administration is taking up more cautious -- what the u.s. administration is taking a more cautious approach to yemen. they are protecting their relationship with the president's son and his nephews because they have been carrying out and the dust terrorism missions -- carrying out anti- terrorism missions. >> these were troops loyal to the president. he is appealing for unity, warning of civil war. and center of town, troops that oppose them are holding the defense ministry and the central bank. a colonel in the rebel forces said he was opposing what he called a criminal regime. the commander is a major general, holding fire wall pressure is put on the president to step down bbc news. >> radiation is still leaking from japan fell fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. well-designed, nine dozen people are known to happen killed by the earthquake and tsunami. this town lies just 16 miles away from fukushima. many of the residents have left. some may never return. >> one week ago, the streets were busy with traffic. now the lights change, but there a
but the u.s. administration is taking up more cautious -- what the u.s. administration is taking a more cautious approach to yemen. they are protecting their relationship with the president's son and his nephews because they have been carrying out and the dust terrorism missions -- carrying out anti- terrorism missions. >> these were troops loyal to the president. he is appealing for unity, warning of civil war. and center of town, troops that oppose them are holding the defense ministry...
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but i do not think it follows that the u.s. navy should have to be the second-largest air force in the world. unless you think the navy is going to fight the air force. >> rose: no, come on. the planes that are attacking in libya are coming offover an aircraft carrier. >> right and you know what? the planes attacking libya... i was disappointed in that. i thought we were going to send out missile. france is 100 miles from libya. >> rose: why did you think we were going to send out missile? what made you they? >> that was the initial... >> rose: they never said that. the resolution simply said, you know, use whatever military needs... >> the u.n. resolution. i was talking about what the american share would be. i guess i was too optimistic. here's the deal. why is this america's major responsibility? why isn't it italy's and france's and germanys? we are in afghanistan virtually alone. >> rose: you know why? first of all they would say... this is what they would say in answer to your question. they would say two things. number o
but i do not think it follows that the u.s. navy should have to be the second-largest air force in the world. unless you think the navy is going to fight the air force. >> rose: no, come on. the planes that are attacking in libya are coming offover an aircraft carrier. >> right and you know what? the planes attacking libya... i was disappointed in that. i thought we were going to send out missile. france is 100 miles from libya. >> rose: why did you think we were going to send...
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we put additional surge forces there from the u.s. and i recollect in iraq when we put 30,000 surge forces, we had an additional 125,000 iraq security forces that were put on the street during that same year of 2007. it was somewhat under reported and even more under appreciated. so the key thing here is this 79,000 additional forces this year and with the president's decision to add the 30,000, it's pretty decisive. and understand, they're not just clearing. when i said that in health -- we physically occupied the ground we cleared and we're not moving, we're not going any place. the taliban have to come back and fight us for the it. another data point on governance and this surprised me. as we secured and stabilized some of those areas in those two provinces, better district governors have come over to take over from what we've had in the past. when you look at it, it's understandable because once you have some security and stability, better people come forward because they want to get something done. they don't want to line their p
we put additional surge forces there from the u.s. and i recollect in iraq when we put 30,000 surge forces, we had an additional 125,000 iraq security forces that were put on the street during that same year of 2007. it was somewhat under reported and even more under appreciated. so the key thing here is this 79,000 additional forces this year and with the president's decision to add the 30,000, it's pretty decisive. and understand, they're not just clearing. when i said that in health -- we...
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you may run into a situation here, a former nato ambassador said, we need the u.s. to come back in because you guys have more money, you have more of this weaponry and pleaps sitting there already paid for. that's probably where the biggest crunch will come. gwen: we'll be watching for all of this. i get the feeling we'll be talking about libya and syria and yemen for the next several weeks. thank you all very much. the conversation ends here, but it continues online. check out the "washington week" webcast extra for more. really good stuff. you can find us at pbs.org. and keep up with daily developments over at the pbs "newshour," on air and online. well see you right here, around the table, next week on "washington week." good night. gwen: down load our weekly podcast and take us with you. it's the "washington week" podcast at "washington week" online at pbs.org. >> funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to m
you may run into a situation here, a former nato ambassador said, we need the u.s. to come back in because you guys have more money, you have more of this weaponry and pleaps sitting there already paid for. that's probably where the biggest crunch will come. gwen: we'll be watching for all of this. i get the feeling we'll be talking about libya and syria and yemen for the next several weeks. thank you all very much. the conversation ends here, but it continues online. check out the...
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it's thought that u.s. jets dropped forty bombs on a major they've been ethelbert more american and european forces arrive but it's raining basis to join the military action there to help decide later today whether to take part in the strikes operation against colonel gadhafi regime has been the most part france britain and united states and certainly forty eight people have reportedly been killed and fifty others wounded after the national coalition forces on the east war planes and missiles over libya about twenty they've been defense targets have been hit in the west of the country by more than one hundred missiles from the sea. and promises to confront what he calls the attacks on clinton crusader when asked for an urgent un security council meeting discussed in the city international action for the u.n. resolution one that no noise had been forced to stop bloodshed on the ground i mean russia and china and some purpose disagreed. it's essential by western nations but when the. when people cross our cov
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to be fair, they don't have it in the u.s. either. but we don't have an u.k. so, therefore, you have to take as gordon brown did and as i have now, sort of one off measures to deal with that situation. interesting, if you look at the u.s., the president of the united states is talk about removing some of the. so i don't think we are unique in the world when we look at this industry at the moment and the returns is getting. >> the in line in the most important daily newspaper, this morning was the cancellation by their investment. i wanted to look specifically at gas. center to have us, or have issued a statement was has all of our north sea projects including those to give the go ahead recent what they believe and doesn't plan to be still are being reevaluated. projects that a viable will be canceled or they also make the point of economics from oil and gas are completely different in that oil has a single world price whereas gas has a multiplicity of prices, a much more diffuse market. they also claim that they'll be there for a much their impact on the domes
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more than one hundred missiles fired on libya by britain and the u.s. as foreign forces push forward operation odyssey dawn vowing to get burnell khadafi out of the picture. as the international community steps up again fights to stop code on the force is it need a hand with his nation for protection on points given in the capital city of tripoli just a few moments days. washington claims its military involvement in libya will be limited but for some americans it's deja vu with fears of a repeat of the iraq operation. the pentagon says gadhafi air defenses have been severely disabled i'll be back with more from washington in just a few minutes and russia calls on all sides to put an end to the violence while terming foreign intervention in libya is regrettable joins me in a few moments for the latest reaction from both sco. three pm in moscow i'm match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story an american military official says american and allied forces have effectively established a no fly zone over libya and halted an offensive by colon
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and i think our defense department knows how to do this but i think, you have to take out u.s. troops first before we can do anything. regional stability is extremely important and you have to bring in the region and talk about how you move forward. but that means our troops have to get out. and the cost, in addition the human costs, you look at the dollars, the trailians trailia- trillions of dollars and as longs war going on that isn't going to happen. >> charlie: you want legislation to cut off funding -- >> cut off funding for future operations in a began stan. i want funding there to protect the troops. anything they need, they performed well. they should be reported so whatever it takes to protect and support the troops we need to fund as well as the contractors. but we need to send this funding in and we need to do that and use the funding whatever we appropriate to begin withdrawing and we need to do that quickly. not in 2011 but we need to begin a massive drop down. >> charlie: what do you think of general gates. >> he's been very bold and he's made some statements and
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and yet u.s. based corporations are openly doing business with get coffee and libya and have been since george w. bush made it legal in fact if you go online you can find a guidebook for u.s. companies written by the state department the department commerce and settled and doing business in libya commercial guide for u.s. companies as well be called here's how to get rich doing business with a brutal dictator one person instrumental in normalizing business relationships with libya back in two thousand and eight was david welch a u.s. diplomat under george w. bush after succeeding in opening doors to libya's markets welsh went on to become the vice president of back to tell a corporation that is currently building a new car plant in guess where libya talk about a revolving door even in a nation like iran american corporations find a way a tech company honeywell has received twelve billion dollars in federal contracts but has been routinely doing business in iran of creating petroleum factories and
and yet u.s. based corporations are openly doing business with get coffee and libya and have been since george w. bush made it legal in fact if you go online you can find a guidebook for u.s. companies written by the state department the department commerce and settled and doing business in libya commercial guide for u.s. companies as well be called here's how to get rich doing business with a brutal dictator one person instrumental in normalizing business relationships with libya back in two...
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and a u.s. soldier faces and life behind bars or even the death penalty for choosing to desert the army that he claims was fighting and legal war. and moscow's lights over you switched off today as part of a worldwide movement designed to draw attention to the threat of global warming. all right i will do stay with us for a recap of our top stories i'll be followed by her ati's a spotlight program a coming up in just a few moments with our very special guest. if . sung from phones to impressions. from stunts on t.v. . wealthy british style signs. on. the market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report. more news today. fled up the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada to. china. today. in india the buildings the grand central shirts in limbo and the. polish president. beatriz old. taj mahal hotel. the summer. hotel. the meridian. hotels ch
and a u.s. soldier faces and life behind bars or even the death penalty for choosing to desert the army that he claims was fighting and legal war. and moscow's lights over you switched off today as part of a worldwide movement designed to draw attention to the threat of global warming. all right i will do stay with us for a recap of our top stories i'll be followed by her ati's a spotlight program a coming up in just a few moments with our very special guest. if . sung from phones to...
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the u.s. and britain beat the drums of war the target this time in libya but as the rest of the world remains conscious pentagon of the mainstream media raise founder with oh they can dance to it. and you can you really trust in times of war or turns on for many votes in and out of the astound meant no one will have much more on a report that showed some u.s. soldiers were ordered to use psychological operations on their own people a lot of people may have expected. a middle class movement cries out but their pleas fall on deaf ears this is the ohio senate turns their back on you. the user ever heard boy. that's just the sure no regrets from a one thousand dollars desert i want their paycheck while on wall street to leave the pleasures of new york main street taste the bitter bite of reality. it's wednesday march second eight pm in washington d.c. and christine for us now you're watching r t well major violence this hour across the north african country of libya according to reports the libyan
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be hearing almost a difference of opinion on that at that summit yesterday and she's demanding the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said it was not one single thing that if in the framework of their. lucian if americans could be allowed we know that france is going to be holding discussions over this very issue to happen moment what we're hearing though is that countries will not be supplying the rebels with weapons right know if they could in fact to do this in the future certainly we know from countries like britain that from the start they've been pushing for the supply of weapons it is increasingly clear that the group will certainly need more than just a strike because it's until now the rebels are only been able to advance because of these coalition airstrikes a big surprise if more than a week later they're now being pushed back to where they began and the coalition airstrikes have been continuing for more than ten days but instead here it seems as if the u.s. may strikes are some people not enough to. point out first hand what's happening on the front line in the twitter
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to counter the car bomb the u.s. military has established gyda joint improvised explosive device defeat organization . with an annual budget of four billion dollars. most of gyros work as top secret advanced electronic countermeasures to jam remotely detonated bombs. but some of it is just good old fashioned intelligence. will we defeat the carpet for i don't think you can ever say that a car is a commercial entity you go buy a car and then if you want to go get some fertilizer if you've got a few stray rounds of one five five shells such a found i mean just suddenly you can make a car bomb and so it's not something that you're ever going to be able to eliminate from the battlefield because the components are all there. across the world governments are hardening their buildings putting up bomb barriers defenses against suicide truck bomber. downing street in the white house are turning into fortresses . the car bomb is it the greatest terrorist. in the us in my opinion a car bomb is it wreaks terror and everyone any
to counter the car bomb the u.s. military has established gyda joint improvised explosive device defeat organization . with an annual budget of four billion dollars. most of gyros work as top secret advanced electronic countermeasures to jam remotely detonated bombs. but some of it is just good old fashioned intelligence. will we defeat the carpet for i don't think you can ever say that a car is a commercial entity you go buy a car and then if you want to go get some fertilizer if you've got a...
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all right so here's what we know the us sixteen has been shipped in the mediterranean and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton stated quote nothing is off the table and as we just are british prime minister david cameron has echoed those sentiments so the u.s. and britain considering i think it's fair to say yet another. start of invasion at least this no fly zone and if they do who will joining our now the united nations china and russia for starters don't seem to be interested what about nato probably not since turkey's prime minister has called the idea nonsense and absurd so could this be get another instance of go it alone phyllis bennis is a fellow at the institute for policy studies and joins me now to discuss and phyllis you know we saw little talk about this being history repeating itself libya at the start of libya looking sort of like two thousand and three iraq your comment to us i think the conditions are very different and i think the circumstances facing policymakers in washington are very different that doesn't mean there's no danger it doesn't mean that ther
all right so here's what we know the us sixteen has been shipped in the mediterranean and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton stated quote nothing is off the table and as we just are british prime minister david cameron has echoed those sentiments so the u.s. and britain considering i think it's fair to say yet another. start of invasion at least this no fly zone and if they do who will joining our now the united nations china and russia for starters don't seem to be interested what about...
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eleven minutes past the hour and last out the u.s. state department wants billions of dollars from congress to fight an information war against media outlets like r t secretary of state hillary clinton admittedly u.s. is losing the battle and needs to launch a counterattack journalism professor christopher chambers things washington will fight through reporting with propaganda. the corporatization go mess to clean of american news has basically thrown out the whole need for news gathering and real reporting in exchange for punditry and entertainment and sensationalism because that's going to deliver the demographics to the guys who pay for the commercials what's happening is we've opened up these huge gaps because we're more concerned with reality t.v. and people arguing and people attacking the president than we are with having people on the ground finding out what the problem the problems are and when you do that you can produce a product that people here and around the world are going to respect the amount of money we're talking ab
eleven minutes past the hour and last out the u.s. state department wants billions of dollars from congress to fight an information war against media outlets like r t secretary of state hillary clinton admittedly u.s. is losing the battle and needs to launch a counterattack journalism professor christopher chambers things washington will fight through reporting with propaganda. the corporatization go mess to clean of american news has basically thrown out the whole need for news gathering and...
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and the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is in an information war with foreign media and is losing it among those who are winning the war she named r t i'll be back with more in just a few minutes. and europe's biggest growth reduce the church always buying to twelve percent stake in russia's independent gas produced the normal french oil major also plans to up while up to twenty percent in the russian gas company more in business in twenty minutes. from our studios in moscow you're watching our teeth thanks for joining us the libyan leader colonel gadhafi is promising more violence if u.s. or nato forces dare to intervene well it's his latest salvo as he bids to cling to power meanwhile the u.s. is warning of a humanitarian crisis as thousands of libyans flee across the border to tunisia archy's polls leader has more on the situation in the region. at least one hundred eighty thousand people who have so far fled libya and some seventy five thousand of them arriving here in tunisia most of them are foreign labor is there are
and the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is in an information war with foreign media and is losing it among those who are winning the war she named r t i'll be back with more in just a few minutes. and europe's biggest growth reduce the church always buying to twelve percent stake in russia's independent gas produced the normal french oil major also plans to up while up to twenty percent in the russian gas company more in business in twenty minutes. from our studios in...
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they're all fears the u.s. and u.k. could use force to influence what's happening the country remains in deadlock as protesters to monta gadhafi step down. as on the rest of the middle east and north africa brings tarnished reputations out in the open it's the absolute power of british spin doctors being counted on to whitewash government image. and all set for an out of this world journey. the next guy says who is undergoing final examinations in gratian for their flight to the international space station on the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned flight into space more details just ahead. two pm in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story there is increasing speculation the u.s. and u.k. could intervene in libya with use of force president obama says he's keeping all options open and ready to act if the crisis deepens washington is already increased its military presence in the region are his policy or has more. well i'm standing here on the border crossing between china sea and lib
they're all fears the u.s. and u.k. could use force to influence what's happening the country remains in deadlock as protesters to monta gadhafi step down. as on the rest of the middle east and north africa brings tarnished reputations out in the open it's the absolute power of british spin doctors being counted on to whitewash government image. and all set for an out of this world journey. the next guy says who is undergoing final examinations in gratian for their flight to the international...
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have the u.s. has crossed to join the military effort in libya despite overeating having to pay billions for ongoing conflicts elsewhere barking to break over who would benefit from such stranding. japan resumes after stabilize the damaged reactors at the fukushima nuclear power plant after a bomb was planted following unexplained smoke coming soon. also belgium is frozen without a government thousand dispute between major ethnic communities continues to be experts predict that the risk could spread false and all of your. regard to live from moscow it's two pm here in the russian capital one pm in tripoli libya where fresh explosions and gunfire have been heard as international coalition forces continue to go on barbara contrary the government says further civilian casualties occurred following a third day of allied airstrikes meanwhile troops loyal to the libyan leader colonel gadhafi have reportedly attacking rebel strongholds in the west as artie's also they are now reports well in the latest co
have the u.s. has crossed to join the military effort in libya despite overeating having to pay billions for ongoing conflicts elsewhere barking to break over who would benefit from such stranding. japan resumes after stabilize the damaged reactors at the fukushima nuclear power plant after a bomb was planted following unexplained smoke coming soon. also belgium is frozen without a government thousand dispute between major ethnic communities continues to be experts predict that the risk could...
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and a u.s. soldier faces a life behind bars or even the death penalty but you seem to desert the army he claims was fighting and legal war. at moscow's lights will be switched off today as part of a worldwide movement designed to tension to the threat of global warming. without a live from moscow and twenty two developments now in japan where workers are struggling to control the stricken fukushima power plant this comes after a highly radioactive water was reportedly leaking from two reactors putting fears of a nuclear meltdown it's been over two weeks now since the devastating earthquake and tsunami destroyed at large parts of the country the official death toll stands at over ten thousand with many more homeless or missing the damage the facility has now sparked ongoing fears of an atomic disaster three workers have already been exposed to harmful elements meanwhile radioactive iodine has been found in the sea near the plant measured at over a thousand times the normal level nuclear energy ex
and a u.s. soldier faces a life behind bars or even the death penalty but you seem to desert the army he claims was fighting and legal war. at moscow's lights will be switched off today as part of a worldwide movement designed to tension to the threat of global warming. without a live from moscow and twenty two developments now in japan where workers are struggling to control the stricken fukushima power plant this comes after a highly radioactive water was reportedly leaking from two reactors...
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east every time u.s. president barack obama went to the podium calling for this that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation it was calling for an end to the status quo which means a rise in uncertainty and rich region so did leaders weigh the toll it could take on their own economy some argue they don't have the power to kind of waiting back up trying to push their back against an avalanche and i don't think we're going to have a lot of success that may not something us from trying to take control some observers believe the u.s. may intervene militarily in libya or oil reserves are massive under false pretenses of helping protesting people has nothing to do with interest. it has everything to do with the interest of the us corporate oil. profits either way analysts say the price of fuel going up will simply fuel public rage and the government is largely helpless the american
east every time u.s. president barack obama went to the podium calling for this that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation it was calling for an end to the status quo which means a rise in uncertainty and rich region so did leaders weigh the toll it could take on their own economy some argue they don't have the power to kind of waiting back up trying to push their...